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SHOT DOW
EDW. M. MORGAN WOUNDED;
ASSAILANT TAKES OWN LIFE
Eric H. Mackcy, Stenographer, Ap
proaches Official in Front of His
Home and While He Was With Little
Daughter, Pulls Gun and Shoots
(United Press Leased Wire.)
New York, Nov. 9. Ed. M. Mdrgan, postmaster of New York city,
was shot down and seriously wounded by an assassin who accosted hmi
as he was leaving his home near One Hundred and Forty-sixth street
and Broadway today. The man turned the revolver on himself and blew
out his brains. The assassin was afterwards identified as Eric H. Mackey,
a stenographer employed, by the law firm of Hill, Hunt and Botts.
With Little Daughter.
Mackey approached Morgan, who was accompanied by his 12-year-old
daughter, as they were about to enter the subway station near Mor-
1 gan'i home. ...v.-.,.---.- -.,.....r. .., ,
'.. The man asked, "Is this Mr. Morgan?" .
The postmaster replied in the affirmative and, without another word,
Mackey placed a revolver against his victim's abdomen and fired. As
Mofgan fell and the screams of his daughter brought everyone in the
neighborhood to the street, Mackey ended his. own life.
The millet entered Morgan's left side and went out at the right. An
operation revealed that the intestines had not Teen perforated. He has
an excellent chance for recovery.
A great crowd gathered when. the. shot was fired and Morgan was
removed to his home, not far away, where surgeons were summoned.
Suicide Identified.
The suicide's body was taken to the morgue, where it was identified
by means of a notice from a New York life insurance company that his
premium was due. The letter was addressed to him in care of Mrs.
Cognwel!, 239 West One Hundred and Sixteenth street.
In a pocket of Mackey's coat was found a card of the law rm of
Hill, Hunt and Botts, "attorneys, on the reverse side of which was written
in pencil, "In the event of accident, please notify, the above firm.
An empty envelope addressed to Annie Mackey, care Training School
Anna Jacques Hospital, ; Newbury, Mass.," was aho found in his pocket.
A dagger; and a tlungthot were found with the envelop. The police
mi;- helieve theaa .thino-a thaw that, the shootine? was nremeditated.
Inquiry at the office of Hill, Hunt and Botts developed the fact that
Mackey was stenographer for the firm, further information concerning
him was -absolutely refused. "
Motive a Mystery.
The police are working on the theory that Mackey had suffered
through Morgan's vigilance in connection with the investigation of charges
of dishonesty against postal clerks in New York several years ago, before
Morgan became postmaster.
Considerable mystery was added to the case when it was learned
that a man had telephoned from a bakery on Amsterdam avenue and
asked to see. the postmaster. The clerk who answered the telephone
told him he could see the postmaster at 8:30 o'clock.
Th oroorietors of the bakery say the man who teleohoned to the
postoffice in no way resembled Mackey. The police incline to the theory
that the shooting was the result of a careful plot.
Morgan told his daughter asshe lay wounded on the sidewalk that
he had never seen his assailant before in his life.
T. R. 110! Flf TO
BE PRESIDENT
But New York World Says
He Would Be Valuable
3Ian in Senate.
mm sends
AMBASSADOR
Count Yon Bernstorff Suc
ceeds Sternburg Wife
Is an American.
(United FTm leased WM.I
Berlin, Nov. . The appointment of
Count Johann Heinrlch Von Bernstorff,
minister plenipotentiary at Cairo as
German ambassador to the United States
to succeed the late Baron von Stern
burr was officially announced today.
It a not thought the new ambassador
will be able to arrange his affairs In
Cairo until the last of this year and it
is probable he will not take charge of
his post at Washington until after the
first of next year. .
Count Von Bernstorff la the son of
Count Albrecht Von Bernstorff and was
born In London In 18, when his fa
ther waa German ambassador to Great
Britain. He began his diplomatic ca
reer In 1899, when he was appointed at
tache of the erman . legation at Con
stantinople. He has been advanced rap
Idly. Tne count married Miss Jennie
Luckemeyer of New York in 1887. They
have two children. The count Is said
to be a master of the Knglish language,
besides being a brilliant after dinner
speaker. '
HAINS TRIAL TO OPEN
OX DECEMBER U
(ttntled Preet Lad Wlr.)
New York, Nov. 9. Captain Peter CL.
Mains and T. Jenkins Hains. brothers,
charged with the murder of William E.
Annls, will be tried Jointly, beginning
December 14. Justice Asplnwall, In the
Queens county supreme court, today set
the trial pernptorlly for that date,
dismissing all arguments for further
continuances or; delays. Fot & time It
was planned by the prosecution to try
the brothers separately, and It was
even announced that T. Jenkins Halna
would be tried first .
The probability that the trial will run
into the Christmas holidays did not af
fect Justice Asplnwall.
CHIEF SIIIPPY HAS
TWO HEART ATTACKS
Chicago, Nov. 9. Chief - of Police'
.George M. Bhlppy suffered two serious
.. .1 i . .ji In Vi I m nfflr
this afternoon and la In a critical con-j
tfltton. He ties been suffering from an
affection of the heart for some time,
and today was the first, he, had been In
his office for several days. He was
taken to his home immediately after the
second attack and is under-tne care of
phyalclans. It is feared the present at--k
may prove fatal. ..
All
ION'S SPEECH
AROUSES mm
Members of Deep Water
ways Association Plan to
Defeat Speaker.
CTMtca rren Leasee Wire.
Chicago, Nov. .Enthusiasts for the
lakes to gulf waterway plan are indig
nant at the speech made by Speaker
Cannon Saturday night before the Bank
ers' club, In which he declared bis op
position to appropriations for public
worka, to deep waterways Improvement
and the Panama canal. The Indignation
is taking the form of a plan to work
vigorously for the defeat of Uncle Joe
for reelection aa speaker of the house,
and the members of the Deep Water
ways association are organising for that
purpose.
The speaker declared that it would be
better to leave the matter of waterways
for a future generation of greater ex
perience than to make mistakes now.
The ' members of the association are
planning an organised campaign to pre
vent, if possible. Cannon's reelection as
speaker. They declare that the Repub
lican party. President Roosevelt and
Judge Taf t . have declared their advo
cacy of the deep waterways plan and
hope to obtain enough Republican votes
In the house to defeat Cannon because
of hia utterances.
SAILORS' EMPLOYMENT
OFFICE UNDER EIRE
It Is understood that an effort will he
made to have the city license Issued to
Charles Jones and O. II. Wisschusen to
operate an employment agency revoked
on the ground that they are In business
to furnish employment to sailors. The
license committee "of the city council
meets this afternoon and It has been
rumored that the matter will come up
before that meeting.
fara Titn atm anil Tt7 l..nk... i
maintain, an office at; Il Burnside
mirci uiiuei - ifiti uaiiio o ina eauors
omppins? voraniHign, ao noi operate a
boarding-house In connection, with the
employment ageney and hence contend
(hn 4h.. MAna.lHA ha . - J .
"HullB license, al
though such Is the contention of some
of the members of the- state, ksallor
boarding-house commission. It ft also
understood tha the state ..commission
win take th matter into court ehould
mo ui-eiiBa . wiriiuiiive' allow : mi City
license to remain In force. v 1 '
Halted Press Uaaed Wire.)
New York. Nov. 7. The New Tork
World today Indorses President Roose
velt for the senate, to succeed Thomaa
C. Piatt, whose, term exolres this win
ter. The indorsement is made after the
World says it would prefer the election
of a Democrat of Integrity and ability.
In suggesting the president ' for the
senate, the World makes it clear that
tne paper withdraws no word of criti
cism it has offered regarding the Roose
velt administration and the Roosevelt
policies. It withdraws nothing It has
had to say about thk president's meth
ods ana manner or aiscnarging nis du
ties, saying:- '
"We do not regard him as fit to be
president. He lacks balance and poise,
dignity and sense of proportion. He
lacks sense of responsibility. He lacks
judgment and nearly all the elements,
except energy and determination, that
go to make an administrator of the first
rank.
The World then declares that Roose
velt" haa gained a wonderful fund of
experience. It states that he Is Inval
uable to the nation and should not be
lost.
In closing, the World refers to Roose
velt's familiarity with foreign affairs
and points to the value his services
would be in the senate.
SAfSlSfil
IS HOT FAIR
Railway Company Refuses to
Repair Streets With
Belgian Blocks.
Isaac Swett, chairman of the street
committee of the executive board. Is
gathering Information relative to the
rights of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power company to refuse to pave
with Belgian blocks between Its tracks.
In the opinions furnished the city audi
tor, one by former City Attorney Mc
Nary and the other by City Attorney
Kavanaugh, it is held that the city can
compel the railway company to repair
streets with any kind of material the
city chooses to designate. If the rail
way company refuses, the city may re
voke the franchise.
The franchise given the railway com
pany provides that the' corporation ahall
repair its part of all streets with the
same material aa Is used In adjoining
portions, but this provision is contra
vention to the terms of the charter,
which delegates to the council authority
to force the railroad to use such mate
rial in repairing streets as shall by the
council be stipulated.
It is contended by the railway com-
fiany that this provision of- the charter
s unfair and cannot be enforced. It is
held that the city ought not to expect
others to make better streets or more
expensive ones than those, which prop
erty owners are required to pay for.
Th company declares that If it is forced
to put in Belgian blocks it will have
to go out of business and has notified
the city that it will fight all attempts
to compel the use of the blocks.
WAn'JARD GIRL
LEAVES ROW
Declaring that she waa 18 years old
and her own boss; Eva C. Brown left
her mother yesterday to live how and
where she pleases. The mother says the
girl Is but 16, and lias asked the police
to find her daughter.
"I'm 18 years old today and of age:
I'm going." said the daughter yesterday
at noon, and her mother, Mrs. D. E.
Brown, living at 71 North Sixth street,
has not seen her since. At noon today
the police had found no trace of the
glrL
Mrs. Brown reported that she be
lieved her daughter might be In the
company of either Carl Sites or Arthur
Davis but this morning she said she
doubted if her daughter had eloped. She
admitted the girl had threatened to
leave home the day she became of age.
BRYAN MIGHT HAVE
, A CHANCELLORSHIP
tCnl'ed Press Ltneed Wtr. .
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 9. A rumor that
W. J. Bryan is being considered for the
chancellorship of the University of Ne
braska, succeeding E. Benjamin An
drews, resigned. Is not seriously cred
ited in university circles. Intimate
friends of the regents say- they have
not considered Bryan a.t any time, whila
associates of the Commoner declare he
would not accept the position if it were
offered him. Bryan today declared that
ha had received no Information what
ever thar.tb regents were considering
v It is estimated that Bryan's' tnonme
from newspapers and his- lectures
amounts to 2u,000 annually. The chan
cellorship pay IS.OO0 per year.
LABOR LEGION
RALLIES FOR
FRAY
Defeated in Congress, in Re
publican Convention and
at Polls, but Cause Not
Lost, Says the Leader
Gompers' Report.
(United Ptpu Leased Wire. I
Denver, Colo., Nov. 9.--Tha reelection
of Samuel Gompers as- president f
the American Federation of Labor ap
peared to- be conceded, when the 38th
annual convention was called to order
at 10 o'clock here today. Opposition to
Gompers, based upon his espousal of
the cause of William J. Bryan In the
recent campaign, had .failed to crystal
lize as his enemies hoped it would.
There was strong sentiment ' In favor
of James M. Lynch of the Typographi
cal union .and John Mitchell of the
United Mine W6rkers" of America for
the presidency, but the Indications were
that there would be little real oppo
sition to Gompers when It came to the
actual vote. ,
The convention was opened with ad-
tel, Mayor Speer. and state and local
laDor-.ieaaers.
The sessions will continue for two
weeks and much important business Is
to he transacted. The real work Will
begin tomorrow and It Is stated by a
nmoDer os leaaers mat mere win uo
no bitter flchts. in - spite- or perstst-
ept reports to the contrary.
Among the principal questions to be
enmtlriareri will be: The restriction of
child labor; government pensions for
superanuated workers; a national eight
hour law; more protection for women
workers: a postal savings bank; the
nt(.lnfnnitliin nlnnk: Asiatic labor.
It la stated that the antl-lnjunctlon
plank will be enthusiastically indorsed
and that Asiatic labor and Immigration
will be denounced.
The Mine Workers' Feud.
Cantnrir Morrison 4ast night re
ceived the belated credentials of John
Mitchell, allowing the former president
of the miners to sit in the convention.
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers of America had Intended to
withhold Mitchells credentials, but so
much pressure was brought to bear
upon him that he maae out tne creaso
tlals at the eleventh hour.
It Is stated that the factions of the
Titlna wnrlcers. which have been at ar
during the past year, will make charges
and counter-charges when Mitchell
takes his seat. President Lewis and a
delegation of miners will make a bitter
fight against Miicneu ami uenmuu mi
explanation of his present position as
chairman of the NatloriSl Clvlo federa-
tln" Bldloules Taft'a Professions.
President Gompers was asked to
mnk a statement this morning, in an
swer to that ntade by Taft during the
presidential campaign that while he
was on the bench, that he had laid the
foundation for prosperous and effective
labor unions aa tney are conauciea to
day.
"I do not care to enter into any ex
tonriArl discussion of the recent cam
paign, for the reason that I have set
out my own opinions In my annual re
port," said Gompers, "and it would be
wrong to forestall that report. I can
say, however, that Mr. Taft's statement
Is false on Its face.
"We have lost the fight this year for
justice to the working people or Amer
ica," continued Gompers, "but that does
not signify that we shall give up the
fight. Quite the reverse Is true. We
shall continue the fight, and while the
American people have by their vote in
dorsed the stand of the Republican
garty on these questions In which la
or Is vitally interested, yet I am sure
that today organized labor was never
more solidly together.
"This campaign has solidified labor;
it has brought organized labor together
MRS. LONG WORTH : LIKES -
THIS PARTICULAR PHOTO
(Continued on Page Five.)
FINES BOM
LIEU 850 EACH
Court Then Suspends Sen
tence in Case of Watch
Game Swindlers.
"tT"' J I
Latest picture of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. This picture is one
that is moat favored by the president's daughter, and duplicates of the
original photograph were sent to her friends.
TO CENTER OF OREGON
ROUTE
Estimates and recommendations fav
oring the Deschutes route ' for : the
Southern Pacific's new, central Oregon
line will be forwarded to Mr. Harrlmain
by General Manager O'Brien-within" th
next two weeks. Mr. O'Brien stated
this morning that' he 'would be disap
pointed if dirt were not. flying n the
line between the mouth of the Deschutes
and Madras by the first of January.
Surveying crews are still out In the
central Oregon field running lines for
Harrlman but the surveys for that part
of the route between the mouth of the
Dee Chutes and Madras, have been com
pleted and the computers In Chief En
gineer Boschke's office are now figuring
on the comnaratlve cost nf the Da
Chutes route with that going south
rrom the terminus of the Columbia
Southern at Shanlko. The estimates
will be a strong feature in favor of the
Des Chutes route.
Dirt Soon to Be -riylng.
"I expect to have the reoorta on
the routes readv to submit to Mr. Har
rlman within two weeks," . said Mr.
O'Brien this morning. - "W are hurry
ing them as fast as possible so that
we can get to work. I presume the
reports will be acted upon without de
lay In New York and that the Des
Chutes route will - be approved there.
If that Is done we will begin work
at once and dirt should be flying all
aiuig mo nne Dy tne nrst or January.
i ne prooaoie choice of the Deschutes
route for the Central' Oreeon line will
be hailed with -delight by the great
majority of people In the vast aection
of the state'now without railroad com
munication. It is generally regarded
as being . the most feasible- path Into
the central part of the state, the easiest
'to -build -and -the one giving the least
difficulties in the way of heavy grades
to overcome. -,..; - . . -
:. Kill' In th Canyon. "
- Surveyors for the' Oregon Trunk line,
generally , believed to be a Hill enter
prise," have been working along the same
route ana aitnougn they secured a gov
eminent grant for." much of the way
through the govoenment lands through
which the. Deschutes canyon cuts, they
have stated that-they-would not attempt
to keep the Harrlman line out of the
Deschutes canyon should; they also de
cide to taxe tnat route.
In view of the fact that Mr. Hill Is
believed to be Interested In the central
Oregon country the fact that Judge C
H. Carey, attorney for the Hill llnei
here, ana c K. ti. vvoou, who has reprfe
sented Mr. Hill personally In several im
portant legal matters In the Northwest
recently returned from an extended trip
Into central Oregon, which they made
together, is significant While Mr. Hill
was in the city last week he declined to
discuss tne proposition or a central Ore
gon line, saying If he planned one he
would not make it public until It was In
such shape that it could be done with
out injuring nis plans., .
Plans for the Harrlman line south of
Madras are fts yet problematical, ac
cording to Mr. O'Brien. He said this
morning that he had selected Madras
as the present terminal oCthe line from
AS IT IS
Mayor Lane Vetoes Ordi
nance Amending Law
Forbidding Women to
Drink in Saloons De
nies Discrimination Plea.
(Continued - on Page- Five.)
After a delay of over two weeks, the
case of J. B. Crane and A. W. Hepburn,
aald" by7 the police to be professional
bunko steerers, was settled In the police
court today. The men were a res ted last
month for having swindled Joseph
Baumgartner, a Tillamook larmer, out
of 2$ in a game In which Baumgartner
dropped dollars In a slot in the hope of
getting a watch. , -
Crane, -who has lived In Portland for
some months,' pleaded guilty to a charge
of larceny, as did Hepburn, a younger
man. Baumgartner was. given back his
128, and it was understood that the
'"watch salesmen" were to be fined $100
each. , But at the last moment the deal
being made .between them and the dis
trict attorney's office was- broken .up,
and' another long delay, resulted. - . i
, Today tbey were fined 160 each and
sentenced to 90 clays' Imprisonment, but
Judge -.Van Zante suspended! the Jail
senUnce aftey cautioning, them If they
were arrested on inr tharsa suln tha
full to days' sentence would at once be J
come operative, i . . .. i
t
jUUKNHL rlMtl tfiUQKStp
"We heartily indorse your plan to secure preferment for goods
of home manufacture." said W.' H.. Corbett, president of . the
Willamette Iron & Steel, Works. "No argument is necessary as to
the importance of a country; being, self, reliant in its ability , to pro-,
duce its own community requirements, and if the home ' institu
tions engaged , in such work ' are. 'not - given, proper support, the
stimulus of local growth and development is seriously retarded.
For some time there was a decided feeling in this-compara-
r- T
tively new country that no article of manufacture could be thor
oughly -satisfactory unless it came from the eastern markets, but
fortunately the merits of home, productions have, been sp thorough
ly demonstrated that this prejudice has been overcome.
"The location of the cjty of; Portland is unusually' fortunate,
and its prospect, as" a manufacturing center is probably brighter
than any other cjity on the Pacific ,c,ast. For that reason earnest
Cooperation along the lines of your campaign ' will secure results
whrch are most beneficial" '., " ' i " .
: ' - . " 1 V
Mayor Lane this morning vetoed the
Rushlight, amendment, to the Cellars
w'omen-ln-saJoons ordinance. The may
or's action was expected and will not
surprise tha nine eounoilman who voted
for the amendment.. They, however,
must bring over to tha fold one of tha
six who opposed them at the last coun.
cil meeting, or see the much-talked of
law stand as It lb. The nine alonu
cannot pass the amending ordinance
over the veto.
In explaining hia action Mayor Lano
said:
"It has been argued as a reason why
the Cellars- -ordinance should not - b
allowed to- stand, that It is unfair and
discriminate in favor of the larger
grills and restaurants by means of the
'40(1 square feet' clause. This Is not
true. But the amendment may also lx
attacked on the. same ground. It also
discriminates because of the '300 square
feet" clause." If It Is "unfair to allow
the places 'that -have 400 square feet of
floor space to operate while those which
have only S00 square feet are closed It
la equally unfair for the latter to be
allowed privileges not accorded' to es
tablishments still smaller.
"In upholding the Cellars law I eon
tend that- any measure that prohibits
the sale of liquor to women and glr's
is beneficial and outweighs' by such
provisions any argument as to the rights
or those wno wouia prom Dy me pat
ronage -of people who need protection
from their own desires."
Following Is the mayor's communica
tion to, the council in which, he with
holds his approval of the ordinance:
"To the Honorable City Council, Gen
tleman I herewith return ordinance No.
18.462 not approved. This la an ordin
ance which amends Section t of ordin
ance No. 18.400. which prohibits li
censed liquor dealers from allowing fe
male persona rrom entering or loitering
In or about saloons, barrooms or places
where intoxicating liquors are sold' or
kept for sale at retail or served etc
The amendment exempts wholesale
liquor dealers and family liquor stores
where the Intoxicant is' not sold on tha
premises and the place or store is sep
arated by a wall or partition from ad
joining apartments or oarrooms wnere
such liquors are being drunk upon the
S remises. It also exempts restaurants,
ining-rooms and eating places contain
ing not less than 800 .square feet of
floor space.
"It Is urged by some that the ordin
ance which this amends is unfair to
some liquor dealers and restaurants,
which In a measure is perhaps true, but
It la equally true that the present or
dinance Is also unjust In its action ia
this respect.
"Any. measure which curtails the use
of Intoxicating liquors by women and
girls is of benefit to the community
and outweighs any and all distinctions
and fine discriminations between the
rights of those engaged in making profit
from the sale of such intoxicants. Re
spectfully, "HABRY LANE.
Mayor.
suFiliimii
QIRUh ioh
Minister of Education Gets
-MovemenLStarted That .
Nobody Can Stop.
(1'nlted Prws teaaad Wfrt.!
St.. Petersburg, Nov -rBy antag
onizing Russia's university women, Min
ister of Education Schwartx haa started
a suffragette movement, in ' the sear's
country that endangers his off iclal head.
It was at his- order that women wero
excluded from university . lectures on
scientific subjects. - The organisation'
of the Russian Women's union followed
and trouble has been raging ever since.
The surrragettes nave snustea in tncir
campaign the wives of many high per
sonages at court it has also leaked
out that . the v are. mainly responsibly
for the recent students' strikes at HL
Petersburg, Moscow Kazan, Dorpat and
Kleff universities. Officialdom Is fu
rious with the minister for unnecessar
ily startlng"a new anovement, whtrli It
is feared may yet cause the govern
ment serious embarrassment. Schwsrta
Is so strongly opposed to higher edu
cation among Women , that ' h says h
nrefers resignation to- surrender. Hi
enforced retirement is considered Immi
nent. ' " ' .... i.r ... --t ;-x -
LOWEST BID FOR
BATTLESHIP UTAH
; ' V fPslted tnm tewed Wire. I
Washington. Nor. The New Trfc
Shipbuilding company of Camden, :
has submitted the lowent V t t
construction, of j tli tuw im.
I'tah. The bids Were- op4i.t !...!., ,
New York'pttltihullding --mij ,. ,.ff
to ' fulfill tlMtY.jgnvvritiiti'rU'tt - ,,.
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